Andrei Nazarov is a retired decathlete, who competed for the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 and later for his native country Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

. His personal best in the men's decathlon was 8322 points, achieved in 1987 (Sochi

Sochi

Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains...

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Achievements

Representing
1990	European Championships 1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Decathlon The men's decathlon competition at the 1990 European Athletics Championships in Split, Yugoslavia, was held on 28 August and 29 August 1990.-Medalists:-Schedule:*28 August*#100 m*#Long jump*#Shot put*#High jump*#400 m*29 August...	Split Split (city) Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and... , Yugoslavia	8th	8072
1992	Olympic Games Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders...	Barcelona, Spain	14th	8052
1994	European Championships 1994 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Decathlon The men's decathlon competition at the 1994 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, was held on 12 August and 13 August 1994.-Medalists:-Schedule:*12 August*#100 m*#Long jump*#Shot put*#High jump*#400 m*13 August...	Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	11th	7894
1995	World Championships 1995 World Championships in Athletics The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....	Gothenburg, Sweden	10th	8088
1996	Olympic Games Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...	Atlanta, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	DNF	—

Coaching

After retiring as a decathlete, Nazarov started coaching. He has coached decathlete Erki Nool

Erki Nool

Erki Nool is an Estonian decathlete and politician.Nool is a winner of the gold medal for Decathlon in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Although Nool did not place first in any individual event, his total score was the highest...

 and hepathlete Larisa Netšeporuk

Larisa Netseporuk

Larissa Netšeporuk is a retired heptathlete who represented Ukraine and Estonia.-Achievements:-External links:...

. http://www.ohtuleht.ee/index.aspx?id=111219 As of 2009, he coaches long jumper and sprinter Ksenija Balta

Ksenija Balta

Ksenija Balta is an Estonian long jumper, sprinter and heptathlete.Balta finished fourteenth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships in pentathlon and won the bronze medal at the 2005 European Junior Championships in heptathlon...

, long jumper Tõnis Sahk

Tõnis Sahk

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, triple jumper Lauri Leis

Lauri Leis

Lauri Leis is an Estonian triple jumper.He finished seventh at the 2001 Summer Universiade. He also competed at the 2002 European Championships, the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2006 European Championships without reaching the final....

, and decathlete Indrek Turi

Indrek Turi

Indrek Turi is an Estonian decathlete. His coach is Andrei Nazarov.Turi lives near Räpina in Võõpsu village, Mikitamäe Parish.-Achievements:-External links:...

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Personal life

He was married to Remigija Nazarovienė

Remigija Nazaroviene

Remigija Nazarovienė is a retired Lithuanian heptathlete. She won the bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships and finished third at the 1998 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge....

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